Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 192

I Raided the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 196

At that moment, Kim Mi-jeong, the chef of the Diablo Clan, and Yoo Seo-ah, her teammate, were in the middle of the 22nd floor trial.

Krrrr!

A black wave descended from the top of the volcano.

It grew in size as it went down, becoming a black tsunami that swallowed everything in its path.

A disaster personified.

“W-What should we do about that? Maybe we should try to avoid it first…”

Kim Mi-jeong lowered her bow without thinking.

She had been practicing archery since Scavenge, and her skills had improved rapidly in the Frost Fortress, making her confident in battle. However, there was no way she could deal with such a tsunami.

She wasn’t a combat-type player to begin with, having a contract with Buer, the 10th-ranked demon king, a constellation called the ‘Bizarre Constellation’ [a demon known for granting knowledge and philosophical insights].

So, she suggested hiding, but Yoo Seo-ah shook her head.

“No, I’m going straight ahead.”

Her resolute appearance reminded Kim Mi-jeong of Se-un.

Unlike Kim Mi-jeong, who was stepping back, Yoo Seo-ah drew her twin swords and advanced.

At the same time, she spoke to Kim Mi-jeong, who was hesitating behind her.

“Trust me.”

Even if it were someone else, these were the words of Yoo Seo-ah, who had been leading the Diablo Clan with Se-un until now.

Kim Mi-jeong hesitated for a moment, but soon nodded and came forward.

“I’ll help too!”

– Player Kim Mi-jeong uses ‘Red Star’s Meal.’

– Player Yoo Seo-ah’s strength and speed are greatly increased.

“Thank you.”

A red aura swirled around Yoo Seo-ah’s body.

Although Kim Mi-jeong was using most of her power to cook, Buer’s authority was specialized in strengthening others.

Taat!

Yoo Seo-ah kicked off the ground and moved forward.

Her appearance, running towards the tsunami that had already risen high enough to cover the sky, seemed reckless.

What could a mere human do against a disaster?

Anyone who saw it would only think that the next scene would be the two humans being swallowed by the black tsunami.

At that moment, Yoo Seo-ah’s twin swords flashed and touched the tsunami.

– Player Yoo Seo-ah dominates the ‘Volcanic Debris Flow.’

The tsunami stopped.

An unrealistic scene, as if time had stopped.

Yoo Seo-ah’s stigmata [a mark of divine favor or a supernatural ability] on the back of her left hand burned with divinity and shone brightly.

– The constellation, ‘Crowned Spider,’ nods, saying that the apostle’s ability and her own power go surprisingly well together.

Originally, Yoo Seo-ah’s potential, ‘Domination,’ was a power that was activated only on creatures that had been cut down.

However, it was different now.

Her potential, fused with the divinity of Baal, the 1st ranked Great Demon King, allowed her to dominate even phenomena like the tsunami in front of her.

Squeak!

Immediately after, the sword was swung dozens of times in a short time of less than 1 second.

Sword marks piled up and piled up in the center of the tsunami, which stood tall as if time had stopped, and eventually a long hole was pierced.

“Go through first!”

“Yes!”

She was able to endure it thanks to Kim Mi-jeong’s strengthening, but even she couldn’t hold such a huge tsunami for long.

Her divinity was already running out, and cold sweat dripped down her face.

The moment the two passed through the black tsunami.

Krrrr-!!

The seemingly stopped time flowed again, and the black tsunami stretched out towards the bottom of the volcano.

“Wow, you’re really amazing! Aren’t you as good as the clan leader?”

“No. Not that much.”

Yoo Seo-ah shook her head.

She was always striving to follow Se-un, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t keep up with him.

But that didn’t mean she gave up.

Even if she couldn’t catch up, she wouldn’t be a hindrance. Beyond that, she wanted to be helpful to him.

Her determination was further strengthened by hearing Se-un’s past and his feelings, even if only slightly, in the Snow Dragon’s Lair.

The reason why she faced the debris flow without avoiding it just now was also because of that.

She wasn’t going to avoid the crisis anymore. She was going to be like him, and move forward with dignity.

“There’s not much left. Let’s move quickly!”

“Yes!”

Krrrr!

Black clouds erupted greatly from the crater of the volcano once again.

* * *

– The 23rd floor trial ‘Lava Zone’ has been successfully completed.

– Calculating contribution points…

– Time remaining: 42 hours 52 minutes

– Hidden quest ‘Master of the Volcano’ completed.

– Additional contribution points due to hidden crossroads.

……

– Total accumulated contribution points 350,000 points

– Congratulations! You have passed the 23rd floor trial in 1st place.

– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.

By the time they got out of the crater, the 23rd floor trial was over.

Before the regression [referring to a time before the protagonist’s rebirth or time travel], I couldn’t even think of dealing with the Living Lava. I somehow escaped and returned to the opposite side of the joint.

I thought that was the only way to end the trial, but it seems that all you have to do is escape the cave somehow.

Even if it means coming out through the crater.

“Ueeeeck!”

Se-un and Park Jung-pil’s bodies soared high along with the erupted lava.

Below was hot lava, and around them was full of black graphite.

If the golem hadn’t protected them, it would have been difficult to endure in their current state without mana or internal energy.

Thud!

After reaching the peak, the two fell to the ground with the golem.

With a dull impact, they came out of the golem’s arms, and the sound of something shattering was heard from behind.

When I turned around, the Volcanic Golem, which had been protecting them, was in a mess, without a single intact part.

‘It’s understandable.’

It is said that it receives less damage because it is the same attribute, but the opponent was Living Lava.

In the first place, that hidden crossroads was a place that ordinary players could not attack, and the only way to attack it was to run away like Se-un before the regression.

Living Lava was that tricky and strong of a monster.

They were facing such a monster and calmly enduring the attacks…

It would have been absolutely impossible without the Volcanic Golem.

“Good job.”

“Good job… Thank you…”

Crack.

A sound of something breaking came from inside the golem.

Along with that, the golem’s eye light faded, and the lava and rocks clustered around the core disappeared.

Looking closely, not only had the core lost its color, but it was also broken in half by the final impact.

It was damaged beyond repair.

Although it was a summoned creature without emotions, thanks to it, the attributes of the Dragon Heart could be converted.

Out of gratitude, I placed my hand on its core, offering a silent farewell.

At that moment.

– The Saint is reacting to the legend of the Blood Wolf Legend.

– The Saint’s third ability, ‘@#!%’ awakens.

Se-un’s Saint [referring to a divine artifact or power] emitted light.

Moreover, that power was not the power of fear or frenzy that Se-un usually wielded.

The unknown third ability activated when swallowing the Outer [likely referring to an external entity or being].

‘Why is this happening?’

I looked around urgently, but there was no sign of the Outer.

I tried to suppress the light in preparation for a possible threat, but even though I had practiced controlling the Saint until now, it didn’t work this time.

In the meantime, Se-un was able to discern the Saint’s purpose.

Swish-

The golem’s core, split in half, was finely crushed like powder and absorbed into the Saint.

‘The golem’s core?’

It was incomprehensible.

I hadn’t even learned its name yet, and I thought the Saint’s third ability was only a power to destroy the Outer…

Could it be that this golem’s core and the Outer have something to do with each other?

– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ drops his fork in vain, watching the leftovers he was aiming for disappear.

That didn’t seem to be the case.

Judging from the reactions so far, Beelzebub’s sense of smell was absolute.

If this golem’s core and the Outer had even the slightest relationship, Beelzebub would have smelled the stench first and covered his nose.

But seeing that he was even preparing a meal, it was clear that it had nothing to do with the Outer.

Not long after, the golem’s core was completely absorbed into the Saint.

– The Saint has absorbed the ego remaining in the ‘Volcanic Golem’s Core.’

– An Ego is created deep within the Saint.

‘Ego?’

Ego means self-awareness or sentience.

For example, like an ego weapon, imbuing a weapon with a self to increase its power, or conversely, sealing an ego in an object.

As such, the existence of an ego was rare even in the Tower [likely referring to a location or structure in the story], where countless possibilities exist.

That self resided in Se-un’s Saint.

– …….

Just in case, but there were no further reactions from the Saint after that.

Judging from the fact that there was no reaction even when drawing upon divinity, it seemed that he could not recognize that power yet.

‘An ego resides in the Saint…’

What is a Saint?

Literally, a trace of God.

In Se-un’s case, it was a unique vessel containing the power of God, literally, although it was forcibly created by absorbing the divinity of ‘God Pan.’

A self resides there? It was absurd.

Maybe…

‘The third ability…’

The Saint’s third ability, which has not yet been revealed, may not simply be the ability to destroy the Outer.

“Wow, it’s completely smashed. I really thought I was going to die just now! No, what kind of real volcano explodes like that?”

Park Jung-pil, who had come to his senses, came close and spoke.

Well, Se-un didn’t think a volcano would explode in that situation either.

Besides…

Gurgle, gurgle-

The state of the volcano was not good.

The heat was clearly getting stronger, and gray smoke was constantly rising from the crater. The lava that had already filled the inside was boiling as if it would burst at any moment.

The explosion that Se-un and Park Jung-pil experienced was just a preliminary sign before the full-scale volcanic eruption.

Soon, a full-scale explosion.

In other words, the ordeal of the 24th floor will continue.

“Stop relaxing and look over there.”

“Huh? Can’t we really rest this time? I really had a hard time! You may not have seen it, but do you know how fierce those monsters were?”

Se-un looked down at the scenery below.

The world looked nothing like the beautiful scenery you often see after climbing.

The sky was dyed with darkness, and the floor was covered with volcanic ash.

The land on the left was dry and cracked as if there had been a drought, and on the right, black snow mixed with volcanic ash was filling the earth.

It felt like looking at a world on the verge of destruction.

“Especially that two-headed mutt! Wow, I almost had an arm torn off! It was a good thing I twisted my body and kicked the guy’s head!”

– The constellation, ‘The Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ bursts into belated laughter, saying that it must have been like a blind man catching a mouse.

In the meantime, there was one forest that still looked relatively intact.

A road led along that forest, and a city with partially collapsed walls could be seen.

That place was the final field where the ordeal of the 30th floor would take place.

The ‘direction to go’ mentioned in the ordeal of the 22nd floor was referring to that place.

“Ah, you have to listen to this too! Just before you came out, a lizard head spewed fire, and I almost… Hyung [Korean honorific for older brother or male friend]? Are you listening?”

“You must have rested enough, right?”

“Yes? No, it hasn’t even been ten minutes yet, what are you talking about resting? Let’s rest a little more. Really!”

Park Jung-pil slumped down in his seat, saying that he really couldn’t move this time.

I shook my head as I watched him.

Se-un also desperately wanted to rest. Even right now, his mana, internal energy, and even divinity were almost depleted from converting the Dragon Heart’s attributes.

Moreover, this place was the top of the volcano, where the heat was the strongest.

It was the most suitable place to create the sixth circle using the Dragon Heart containing fire attribute mana.

The reason Se-un was thinking of leaving despite these advantages was simple.

Gurgle, gurgle-

“Sorry, but I’m not the one making this decision this time.”

“Yes?”

Kwarara-!!!

“Aaaaaaaack!”

How long had it been since the signs appeared? In the end, the volcano exploded.

This time, it was not an explosion that ended with spitting out lava once like the first time.

A full-scale explosion in which the volcano proves itself as an active volcano.

“Let’s go.”